I've got a simple ASP application with a WebForm containing several bound text boxes. The form retrieves the expected record and populates the controls properly. However, the update won't work. Here's the code:

    Private Sub Page_Load(...) Handles MyBase.Load
' code establishing database connection & fill deleted for brevity
        If Not IsPostBack Then
            adpRequest.SelectCommand.CommandText = "Select * from ..."

            adpRequest.Fill(DsRequest, "Requests")

            txtReqDate.DataBind() ' binding properties
            txtReqName.DataBind() ' supplied in
            txtReqPhone.DataBind() ' property window
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnSubmit_Click(...) Handles btnSubmit.Click
        adpRequest.Update(DsRequest, "Requests")
    End Sub

I've tried this:

Me.BindingContext(DsRequest.Tables("Requests")).En dCurrentEdit()

before the update, but VS says BindingContext is "...not a member of ...webform", which I assume means this is only available to Windows applications and not ASP programs.

So, what's the workaround for ASP?

As nobody has yet provided a solution to this problem, I can only conclde there is none and this is just another gaping hole in .NET.

My workaround, for those who stumble upon this later and want to write me to ask me how I got around this glaring oversight on MS's part, I abandoned using MS's plumbing and did it all by hand, just like in the good old days. That seems to be the only way to get anything in .NET to work. Maybe release 1.000001 will work as advertised. ;)